# Can I access Discourse forum Database to use for PowerBI reporting?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-access-discourse-forum-database-to-use-for-powerbi-reporting/99582
**Category:** Data & reporting
**Created:** [October 15, 2018, 9:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-access-discourse-forum-database-to-use-for-powerbi-reporting/99582 "2018-10-15T21:36:26Z")
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### Author: ![simon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/simon/32/339122_2.png) [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2018, 12:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-access-discourse-forum-database-to-use-for-powerbi-reporting/99582/4 "2018-10-16T00:43:57Z")

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For our hosted customers, the [Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/32566?silent=true) plugin is installed on all Business sites. You can access it by going to the admin section of your site, clicking the Plugins link on the admin menu, and then clicking the [Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/32566?silent=true) link from the left-side menu.

For self-hosted sites, the plugin can be installed by following these instructions: [Install plugins on a self-hosted site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-in-discourse/19157).

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